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Open Cord (June 30): First pop culture crush
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Question: Simple enough: who was your first, true, pop culture crush?? Can be real or fictional. Stephanie Truong, Graphics Editor I’m sure there were many crushes preceding this one, but this particular crush has definitely resonated the deepest with me. Seth Cohen from The O.C. I remember being 13 and finding a photo of…
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Open Cord (June 22): Hated childhood pop culture
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Question: At this stage in the game, we’re pretty prone to liking what we like and occasionally hating what the mainstream tells us to. But we never tend to think that this was also the case when we were kids. Is there an item of popular culture that, as a child, you couldn’t stand or…
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Open Cord (June 15): Embarrassing Songs
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Question: Discovering and listening to music is an aspect that can reveal a lot about your personality and taste. Sharing, singing and grooving along to songs set the tone of what you like to listen to and whether or not there are people around you who feel the same way. Music can help paint the picture…
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Open Cord (June 4): Your fictional idol
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Question: We are prone to idolizing famous personalities throughout history and respecting individuals for things they have achieved. But what people typically don’t admit is the fictional characters we treat the same way. Who would you say is your hero of fiction, a character or personality that you idolize and would consider to be someone…
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